wednesday august 30, 2006

FROM 8 P.M. - 5 A.M., I WAS AT

TRADETELLE FOR OUR CALL

SIMULATION. OUT OF 14 OF MY

BATCHMATES, ONLY 5 PASSED. I

WASN'T ONE OF THEM. I'M NOW BACK

TO MY WORK AS A JOURNALIST

tuesday august 29, 2006

- at 5 p.m., i visited miss cagayan de oro 2006 4th runner-up irish azcuna at her ofc in agrinanas (del monte) at xavier square

monday august 28, 2006

- at 12 noon, i went to river cruise restaurant to watch the lambagohan fluvial parade with president arroyo

- AT 8 P.M. - 5 A.M., I STARTED MY TRAINING AT TRADETELLE

sunday august 27, 2006

- at 6 a.m., i went to divisoria to witness the annual civic-military float parade

- at 12 noon, i went to san antonio parish in nazareth for the bday celebration of their parish priest, msgr. elmer abacahin, SSJV

- at 4 p.m., i went to SM to watch a show by maureen larrazabal

- at 7 p.m., i went to the bank of cagayan de oro river at carmen side near acacia street to join in the pre-fiesta lambagohan revelry

- at 8 p.m., i went to cosmopolitan to grace the wake of the wife of ex-mayor magtajas

- at 9 p.m., i went to divisoria to watch a fashion show featuring melanie marquez

saturday august 26, 2006

- at 12 noon, i went to philtown wher i was treated lunch by former COPC president jerry orcullo

- at 1 p.m., i went to deluxe hotel to grace the city fiesta chess tournament

- at 4 p.m., i went to robinson's to grace the opening of happy warehouse

- at 6 p.m., i went to ketkai atrium to grace the 20th anniversary of the misor filipino chinese chamber of commerce and industry

friday august 25, 2006

- at 10 a.m., i went to divisoria for the inauguration of the cdeo tourism showcase

- at 6 p.m., i went to wency's for the goking cup badminton tournament

thursday august 24, 2006

- at 9 a.m., i went to COPC for a presscon called by rep. constantino jaraula

- at 2 p.m. while at cosmopolitan on personal matters, i bumped into ex-mayor pablo magtajas who was grieving with the death of his wife

- at 4 p.m., i went to philtown hotel and met with former COPC president jerry orcullo to discuss on security precautions for my life after i wrote a story in mindanao gold star daily where the credibility of a government agency is questionable

- at 7 p.m., i went to ketkai atrium to watch miss cdeo 2006

wednesday august 23, 2006

- at 9 a.m., i went to sunriva to witness the signing of an interconnection agreement between misortel and bayantel

- at 12 noon, i went to dynasty court for a presscon called by advocacy commission on charter change commissioner dan macarambon

- at 2 p.m., i went to SM for a presscon by the organizers of the search for supermom 2006

- at 6 p.m., i went to the ofc of SM marketing manager ivy guantero and i was introduced to her lovely staff, april joy chua

- at 9:55 p.m., i went to mom's corner for a live blood analysis with K Link

tuesday august 22, 2006

- at 9 a.m., i went to DENR to attend a presscon on the Green Philippine Highways program

- at 5 p.m., i went to SM to watch the Oro Oro Parade

monday august 21, 2006

- at 12 noon, i went to MASS-SPECC to attend a presscon called by batanes rep. florencio abad

- at 3:30 p.m., i went to ketkai atrium to attend the launch of a coffeebook about cagayan de oro

sunday august 20, 2006

- at 9:30 a.m. after sunday mass, i went to our community center to attend our bimonthly singles assembly

- at 4 p.m., i went to SM to view a presentation of the fit n' dance center

- at 5 p.m., i went to limketkai parking lot to witness the shell taxi/multicab challenge

- at 7 p.m., i went to liceo civic center to watch the southland fiesta cup championship

saturday august 19, 2006

- at 3 p.m., i went to hotel koresco for the miss cagayan de oro 2006 swimsuit competition

- at 8 p.m., i went back to hotel koresco for the miss cagayan de oro sponsors' night

- at 9 p.m., i went to gaston park for bangkite

- at 10 p.m., i went to the immaculate conception parish in bulua for our monthly Singles assembly

friday august 18, 2006

- at 12 noon, sunstar photographer joey nacalaban treated me to lunch

- at 5 p.m., i graced the grand opening of spooks KTV bar (f0rmerly bulldog music lounge)

- at 9 p.m., i went to badabing to grace their 2nd anniversary

- at 2:15 a.m., we journalists went to front street to eat bulalo

thursday august 17, 2006

- at 9 a.m., i went to lexi's grill for a presscon called by the xavier university alumni association

- at 10 a.m., i went to limketkai atrium for the opening of kumbira 2006

- at 11:30 a.m. while at ketkai, i caught up with my long-lost friend mai2x torralba and i invited her for a lunch date @ chowking

- at 12 noon, 2 selected journalists (including moi of chorz!!!) were invited to lunch by councilor bemjo benaldo at dynasty court

- at 2:50 p.m., i went to XU AVR1 for a talk on the role of media in cagayan de oro politics (IS 50 - Philippine Politics and Democracy) with COPC president uriel quilinguing as keynote speaker

- at 4 p.m., i went to SM for the miss cdeo 2006 talent competition

- at 7 p.m., i went to river cruise restaurant for the launch of lambagohan festival

wednesday august 16, 2006

- at 9 a.m., i went to PIA for a presscon called for by BFAR

- at 10 a.m., i went to the newly-opened spooks KTV bar (formerly bulldog music lounge) for another presscon

- at 12 noon, i went to COPC to join in the simple bday celebration of our press club president, uriel quilinguing

- at 4 p.m., i went to SM wher i accidentally met my long-lost devcom crush who is now married, rovee salta-go

- at 6:30 p.m., i went to grand caprice to watch a ballet presentation by grace and pointes dance center

tuesday august 15, 2006

- at 9:30 a.m., i went to the opening of WOW restaurant @ hotel conchita

- at 12:30 noon, i went to cogon police precinct to interview a woman they have nabbed as the blade slasher

monday august 14, 2006

- at 12 noon, sunstar photographer joey nacalaban treated me to lunch

- at 2 p.m., i went to BFAR to make chika with their info officer and my masteral classmate, angge.

- at 2:30 p.m., i went to DENR to gather info on the pawikan that stranded at the shores of cugman last sunday

- at 3:15 p.m., sunstar photographer joey nacalaban treated me to snacks

- at 7 p.m., i went to the house of one of my fellows at the People of God Community for our weekly prayer meeting

sunday august 13, 2006

- at 9:30 a.m. after the mass at the immaculate conception parish in bulua, i attended the baptism of princess julienne "rya" tac-an-sanico, daughter of my xuhs classmate neil ryan sanico and his lovely wife, joanna leah "darling" tac-an-sanico. the reception was held at ron's chicken in front of mdeo. after the reception, selected guests (including moi!) were treated with free diamond peel facial treatment from mary kay, courtesy of ching who was darling's best friend.

- at 1:15 p.m., i visited my fwen sunstar superbalita editor jenefer besere...hehe

- at 4 p.m., i went to SM to watch the concert of the kagay-an performing arts

- at 6 p.m., mindanao gold star daily editor orwin austria treated me to dinner

saturday august 12, 2006

- at 2 p.m., i went to kagay-an resort (formerly lawndale spring) to witness the press presentation of miss cagayan de oro 2006

- at 4:15 p.m., i accompanied my colleague from citibank, jennivieve abas, at ketkai for a window-shopping spree. then she treated me to jollibee. while at jollibee, i chanced upon my co-mindanao gold star daily reporter ben balce and we discussed about intrigues in the cdeo media

friday august 11, 2006

- at 9:30 a.m., we journalists went to camp evangelista to pay a courtesy call to newly-installed 4th ID commanding general brig. gen. jose barbieto

- at 12 noon, i went to sunriva to attend the launch of another anti-cha2x campaign, this time spearheaded by balaod mindanaw. it was ther that i met my crush in grade 6 na naa na sa balay mindanaw nag-work, si ai2x ipulan. until now, she is still lovely =)

- at 2 p.m., i went to dynasty court for a presscon called for by the city fiesta committee led by councilor benjo benaldo

thursday august 10, 2006

- at 8 a.m., i went to camp evangelista for the turnover of command ceremony of the 4th ID

- at 12:30 noon, i went to the ofc of gov. moreno's press secretary maricel casiño for her bday celebration

- at 4:15 p.m., manila bulletin correspondent gerry gorit treated me to snack

- at 4:45 p.m., i interviewed vice gov. julio uy at his ofc

- at 6:30 p.m., i went to the magsaysay monument in divisoria to cover a rally by the national union of students in the philippines

- at 7:30 p.m., manila bulletin correspondent gerry gorit treated me to dinner

wednesday august 9, 2006

- at 3:30 p.m., i went to sunriva for a presscon with city police director senior supt. aurelio trampe

- at 4 p.m., i went to river view inn for a presscon called by the organizers of kumbira 2006

- at 5 p.m., i went to XULT for the launch of archbishop antonio ledesma's book, "compendium of the social doctrines of the church"

tuesday august 8, 2006

- at 9:30 a.m., i went to the ofc of gov. moreno's press secretary maricel casiño to interview an OFW who was just repatriated from lebanon. the OFW said she was padlocked at a room before she was allowed by her employer to leave

- at 12 noon, maricel casiño treated me to lunch. yehey =)

- at 3 p.m., i went to pelaez sports center for the inauguration of a boxing gym ther

- at 3:45 p.m., abs-cbn reporter joy labrador treated me to snack. yehey again =)

- at 4 p.m., i went to the newly-renovated cosmopolitan memorial chapels for its inauguration

monday august 7, 2006

- at 9 a.m., i went to the City Council session hall for a presscon about Kagay-an festival 2006

- at 5 p.m., i went to the lapasan brgy hall for the presscon of miss teen lapasan 2006

sunday august 6, 2006

- at 9:30 a.m., my co-Singles in the People of God Community, Immaculate Conception Parish, Bulua had a meeting to formulate the schedules for this month's parish Singles assembly, PGC Singles assembly and PGC YA assembly

saturday august 5, 2006

- at 11 a.m., i went to the IBP ofc to attend a presscon ther

- at 1 p.m., KBP chapter president jonas bustamante, sunstar photographer joey nacalaban and i went to sunriva to chill out

- at 2:30 p.m., we went to the newly-refurbished cosmopolitan memorial chapel for another presscon

- at 4 p.m., i went to philtown hotel for yet another presscon called by the makers of placenta anti-aging soap

- at 6 p.m., i went to the amphitheater for the north mindanao finals of the Rexona First Day High dance contest

- at 9 p.m., i went to cafe exotica in bulua for a fashion show

friday august 4, 2006

- at 9 a.m., i went to grand caprice for the mindanao launch of the oplan greening of national highways

- at 1 p.m., i rushed to philtown for an interview with bukidnon gov. joe zubiri

thursday august 3, 2006

- at 11 a.m., i went to pearlmont to witness the culmination of the drafting of the children's code for misamis oriental

- at 1 p.m., i went to the ofc of anti-theft and robbery section to get the news story regarding the capture of a minor theft suspect who was caught in bed with his gf (also a minor) at hightime

- at 4:30 p.m., i went to the ofc of gov. moreno who was paid courtesy call by DENR sec. angelo reyes

wednesday august 2, 2006

- at 10 a.m., i went to the PNP training center in patag to witness the graduation of 100 trainees

tuesday august 1, 2006

- at 8:45 a.m., nagsakay mi sa very lovely operations assistant ng SM, si marjorie ang...hehe

- at 9 a.m., i went to DOLE 10 to attend a presscon regarding the release of a new wage order hiking wages to P16 a month across-the-board

- at 10 a.m., i went to the kauswagan brgy hall to attend an arson awareness seminar

- at 2 p.m., i went to NEDA to attend a presscon on the nutrition status of schoolchildren in northern mindanao

- at 4 p.m., i went to COPC to hear a presentation by Amway philippines